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Goyder crossing bridge works to start in November WORKS on the Goyder River bridge, expected to start in November and be completed by February, 2014, will reduce the average wet-season road closures at the crossing from four months to one or two weeks. A Territory-based company has been awarded the $18.8 million contract for the construction of a bridge and roadwork for the Goyder River. Norbuilt Pty Ltd was announced as the successful contractor by Minister for Infrastructure Adam Giles last week. Mr Adam Giles said the Arnhem Land project has been developed following extensive stakeholder negotiations and assistance from traditional owners. “The works will improve access for the
Indigenous communities along the Central Arnhem Road and improve access for transport operators who service the regional centre of Nhulunbuy and the major remote town of Gapuwiyak,” Mr Giles said. The project, which is fully funded by the Australian Government, will include construction of a 14.4km long gravel road, including three, new single-lane bridges to cross the Goyder River floodplain. “Fifty people will be employed during construction, including five apprentices and eight Indigenous workers, who will receive on the job training towards attaining certificate level qualifications,” Mr Giles said. PHOTO: Crossing the Goyder River like this will be a thing of the past with new bridges.
Taser gun is used on knife-wielding man NHULUNBUY Police used their taser gun in town for the first time on Friday afternoon. Three officers were looking for a man who had threatened self harm and located him at Westall Street near the walkway through Endeavour Square at 4.30pm. Police spoke to the man who behaved erratically and was angry and yelling at them. He allegedly told police he would stab them and put his hand in his pocket and produced a 15mm knife. Police demanded he drop the weapon and repeated the instructions a number of times. When he failed to drop the weapon one of the officers fired a taser gun at the man which immediately incapacitated the offender. He was taken into custody and the ambulance called. St John Ambulance assessed his mental state and took him to Gove District Hospital where he remained under Police guard . He was sectioned and removed to Darwin for further evaluation and treatment. Officer-in-Charge of Nhulunbuy Police Brendan Muldoon commended his officers for their courageous actions against the armed man. “There was a lot of pedestrian traffic in Endeavour Square at that time on a Friday afternoon and they acted professionally and appropriately to ensure not only their own safety but that of the public,” he said. This was the first time a taser gun has been used by Nhulunbuy Police
Sponsors found for safety signs
IT’S all ahead full steam ahead for the East Arnhem Remote Safety group as sponsorship has been secured for five signs promoting safety across the East Arnhem region. The Gumatj Corporation offered $3000 of the $5000 needed with YBE, Gove Tackle and Outdoor, Pacific Aluminium and Nhulunbuy Corporation Limted all contributing $500 each. The signs will alert those heading out onto the water what they are legally required to carry to ensure their own safety. The signs will be erected at the boat ramp, the Gove Boat Club, Catalina, Yirrkala and Dhalawuy Bay by Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation and YBE. Signs will remind those going out: To have left information with others as to where they intend to go; to have appropriate safety equipment; information about the emergency channels; and the importance of filling out trip sheets. These sheets will contain information about how many people on board vessels and also likely spots they intend to visit or fish at. Police said emergency services could access the trip sheets in the event of vessels not returning when expected. Senior Sergeant Brendan Muldoon said: “The information on the trip sheets would be invaluable to emergency services when they were called out to look for missing vessels and occupants. It is a big ocean out there and if we at least have an idea of what direction to look in it will expedite any searches we need to undertake. “There have been a number of search and rescues over the last 12 months and the boards will also indicate the number of rescued per calendar year,” he said. Messages will be changed on a regular basis to keep the information up to date courtesy of Gils Graphics. As well as the boards there will also be a emergency frequency recording station which has been funded by the Nhulunbuy Rotary Club. This is due to be operational within the next few weeks.
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